no human action is without consequence "Zoo Story" and "Top Dog/ Underdog."

Drama 163
Jon Alston
“Two takes on Guilt and Consequence”

“No human action is without consequence, no human is without guilt.” Such a statement implies immense pessimism, and such a view of humanity itself implies that all of mankind entertains the same dreadful external circumstances. However, another view of such a statement implies sadness and empathy; as it could be read that all actions have a reaction, and that all of humanity makes mistakes as a result. It is true that both of these views hold merit, especially in regards to both “The Zoo Story” by Edward Albee, and Top Dog/ Underdog by Suzan Lori-parks. I intend to argue that in each of these plays, the aforementioned statement can be assessed by both described understandings of that statement. This, in turn, shines two very different lights on each play in which different readers are able to see.
Consequence is defined as something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition; an effect....